Two class photos from 1975 taken at ‘The Mon’ have been shared by reader Joe Whelan, who now lives in Wicklow.

The black-and-white photo and colour photos feature Mr Donal O’Shea’s sixth class, captured just before the pupils moved on to secondary school.
Joe and his classmates spent all their primary years under Mr O’Shea’s guidance, making him the only teacher they had during their time at the Monastery National School.
As the 50th anniversary of the photo approaches on May 6 , Joe thought it would be fitting to share this nostalgic snapshot with fellow readers.
“Mr. O’Shea was our teacher from start to finish,” Joe writes. “I thought you might like to publish it on its 50th anniversary.”